Folstein Registration 3

Question 1

The combined maximum score for both registration and recall sections of the MMSE is what?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

3

Answer

5

Answer

9

Question 2

If a patient scores 2 on recall but 3 on registration, what does this suggest?

Accepted Answer

Successful encoding but incomplete retrieval

Answer

Normal memory

Answer

Failure to encode the words

Answer

Severe dementia

Question 3

What distinguishes the registration score from the recall score on the MMSE?

Accepted Answer

Registration is immediate repetition; recall is delayed memory

Answer

Registration is scored after a delay; recall is immediate

Answer

Registration involves writing; recall is verbal

Answer

There is no distinction; they are the same task

Question 4

Performance on the MMSE registration task primarily reflects the integrity of which brain structure?

Accepted Answer

Prefrontal cortex and hippocampus

Answer

Cerebellum

Answer

Occipital lobe

Answer

Brainstem

Question 5

During the registration task, which instruction does the examiner typically give?

Accepted Answer

Repeat the words after me and remember them

Answer

Write the words on paper

Answer

Say the words backwards

Answer

Spell the words aloud

Question 6

Why are three unrelated words used in MMSE registration rather than related words?

Accepted Answer

To prevent patients from using semantic clustering as a memory aid

Answer

To make the task easier

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To match the original Folstein study design only

Answer

Because related words are harder to pronounce